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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1952
Page
23
A partially readable OCR fragment mentions a local event with unclear details. It lacks complete names, dates, or places, but indicates some activity or notice likely from a community page. The readable words suggest a small signaling or meeting notice without concrete facts.
Soil Conservation Service technicians assist Hugo Basse and E C Hansen near Fredericksburg designing waterways to handle large 10 year rainfall. Benefits include reduced erosion, grazing and hay production after good grass cover, with PMA payments for shaping and seeding. Deferment of ranges seen as beneficial for drought resilience and higher future returns. Tanks for livestock water and grazing distribution staked for Rueben Herbert Davis Hallie and C L Baldock. Gillespie SCD distributes anil indigo seed for wildlife. Soil samples sent for analysis for Ma thisen and Jurkett Jr in cooperation with Extension Service.
Homemakers face the daily task of three meals a day with menus that build energy and growth while keeping diets varied and appealing. The guide outlines three big food jobs, offers planning steps, seasonal menus, and a sample spring pattern of breakfasts, dinners, and suppers with specific foods and preparations.
The Assistant Director of Wildlife Restoration for the Game and Fish Commission says Texas trapped just over 300 white tail deer this season, about half of the 600 planned. Mild Arkansas Refuge winter reduced bait effectiveness and deer nourishment, delaying restocking in areas including the Houston County Croket area.
Fort Knox Kentucky private Tommy K Reed, son of Mr and Mrs Ernst A Reed of Fredericksburg Texas, graduated from The Armored School Track Vehicle Mechanic Course. The program trains maintenance on tracked and wheeled vehicles with conferences demonstrations practical work tests and written exams. Reed entered service in April 1951.
A list of foods including cream with prepared cereal toast butter jam milk dinner baked ham creamed potatoes English peas mixed vegetables salad biscuits and lemon pie for supper with cheese omelet leaf lettuce potatoes peas bread mixed fruit cookies and milk.
Rains bring hope but drought risks oak poisoning in livestock with limited preventive options. Feed hay to cattle, monitor bud swelling, and avoid rapid treatments that could cause pneumonia. Address external parasites like lice and ear ticks with recommended products and schedule. Guidance also covers lawn fertilization rates and conversions for small plots.
Anderson Brothers Corporation and Houston Contracting Co. of Houston win contracts to build the Rancho Pipe Line System main line for Shell Pipe Line Corp. The 455 mile 24 inch trunk line runs from McCamey Texas to the Houston Texas City area via Gillespie County. Completion is set for December 1, 1952 at an estimated cost of about 35 million dollars.
U S Department of Agriculture proclaims all Texas counties disaster areas to aid farmers hurt by 1951 weather with crop losses and credit shortfalls. Loans through the Farmers Home Administration can cover seed fertilizer insect control gas oil livestock feed and operating expenses with county committee certification and local office access in Fredericksburg.
Gillespie County Home Demonstration Club Garden Demonstrators attended a training session on insecticides at 2 30 p m in the Agriculture Building. Lucille Conrads the County Home Demonstration Agent led the instruction on proper use and timing. Attendees included Meta Spaeth Mrs Wallace Brown Mrs Levi Rusenberger Mrs Edgar A Gold Levi Ersch and Mrs Frieda Crenwelge who will share the demonstrations with their clubs.
Gillespie County Lumber Co advertises a fencing sale in the Folks to Know column with details on where to go for purchasing fencing materials and related supplies. The notice emphasizes local availability and directs readers to the Gillespie County location for pricing and inventory.
Stocker cattle sold well at Gillespie County Livestock Sales last Wednesday with high stocker calves at 34 per hundred. Cows with calves reached 297 per pair, and slaughter cattle stayed in demand with multiple classes reaching solid bids. Hog prices edged up top at 18.25, while sheep and goat sales showed steady demand and respectable prices for the offerings.
The Crabapple Community Club met on Friday night March 7 with Rubin Schneider presiding. After a brief business session members enjoyed refreshments and a guessing contest planned by Ben Alberthal, R. S. Conners, and Alton Bruns. Children played various games. Mr and Mrs Perry Geistweidt Mr and Mrs Reinhard Enderlin and Mr and Mrs Gene Reed attended.
Members were appointed to serve on the entertainment committee for the next meeting scheduled for April 4.
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